Would a Glock 40 with hollow point bullets be strong enough?

[Dolan400]

I was planning to ctb using a Glock 40/hollow point through the mouth but am afraid of experiencing pain. How can I psych up the courage to finally pull the trigger? I've seen videos like the Ricardo Lopez one and it's clear that despite doing it through the mouth…he experienced pain based on his groan after the impact.

 

[FakeSmileGuy]

A bullet from that gun will travel at the speed of sound, I doubt you'd even hear the gunshot. If you hit your brain stem, death will be instant, so I don't think you should worry about pain.

 

[Himeasa]

Putting your gun inside your mouth and aiming for the brain stem should do the trick pretty reliably with most calibers, since the pressure of the gunshot within your mouth can burst your skull as far as I know.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

Putting your gun inside your mouth and aiming for the brain stem should do the trick pretty reliably with most calibers, since the pressure of the gunshot within your mouth can burst your skull as far as I know.

I wouldn't try it with a .22

 

[3/4Dead]

I wouldn't try it with a .22

Curiously, why not?

 

[locked*n*loaded]

Curiously, why not?

It's not powerful enough. Too risky.

 

[Aprilfarewell4]

Yes

 

[J&L383]

Properly aimed, yes. Plan on a mess.

 

[TAW122]

It is more than sufficient, and especially hollow point rounds expand upon impact causing lots of damage around the impact area. Most importantly is to NEVER aim below the chin! Hollywood and media/movies have a very skewed and bad representation of characters that CTB'd via firearm, and that just isn't reality. In fact, if one aims below the chin, there is a significant chance of failure and likely permanent damage. However, aiming through the roof of the mouth, angled upward and slightly to the back will likely hit the brainstem and destroy the organic matter surrounding it.

 

[3/4Dead]

It's not powerful enough. Too risky.

I think I've just always assumed any gun would work. The more you know.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

I think I've just always assumed any gun would work. The more you know.

It isn't that it can't work, but the smaller the caliber, the lower the odds of it working. People use .22 cal rifles to hunt squirrels because they don't do that much damage. If everything is perfect - your aim - and you happen to hit the brain stem right dead on the nose, it could very well work. But, if you're off just a little bit, you may just cause serious damage to yourself, but survive. A larger bullet with more powder behind is just going to do more damage. It's really that simple. That's why a shotgun with multiple projectiles is really the best gun to use for a firearm CTB. The pellets spread out in a conical shape as they exit the barrel, and there are multiple projectiles exiting the barrel with a lot of energy behind them.